The Fortune-Teller Saintess - Chapter 38
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The Fortune Teller Saint
Chapter 38
Having fallen fast asleep in the carriage, I had no choice but to postpone what I had planned to do that day until the next day.
Before starting my work, I first went to Cardinal Barion’s office.
It was to report about the hunting competition ceremony.
“A hunting competition. Time has already passed that quickly.”
When I reported what I had heard from Jacad, Barion muttered.
“Should I prepare for this ceremony together with Cardinal Dail as well?”
“That would be best. I’ll inform Cardinal Dail myself.”
Barion said with a gentle smile.
I smiled back and quietly watched for the right timing. When I felt the moment was right, I carefully brought up the topic.
“And Your Holiness, there’s something I’d like to suggest.”
“Please speak, Holy Lady Ellia.”
“I heard there’s a small village near the forest where this hunting competition will be held. Since we’re going to Draven Estate anyway, how about we conduct missionary work there? We could go down a few days earlier than planned.”
Barion stared at me intently.
While maintaining my smile, I wondered if he had caught onto any hidden motives, and cold sweat trickled down my back.
Then Barion showed his reaction.
With tears welling up in his eyes.
“Holy Lady Ellia… Have you finally realized your duty as a saint?”
“No, I never forgot it in the first place.”
“When you said you wanted to attend the banquet, I worried that Holy Lady Ellia was pursuing personal interests, but I must have been mistaken.”
I turned my gaze away and made a sullen expression.
I wanted to argue back, but since it was true that I had attended the banquet for personal reasons, I had nothing to say in my defense.
Still, thanks to that, I was able to hear the answer I wanted from Barion.
“Very well. Let’s proceed with the missionary work in the village of Draven Estate as Holy Lady Ellia wishes.”
“Thank you, Your Holiness!”
I clasped my hands together and smiled brightly.
‘According to plan.’
Grinning both outwardly and inwardly, I was about to leave Barion’s office.
But then Barion suddenly stopped me.
“But Holy Lady Ellia, when did you become so close with His Highness the Crown Prince?”
I tilted my head. Am I close with Jacad?
‘I think we only talked about work every time we met.’
Of course, in the process we also badmouthed and teased each other. …Does that count as being close?
Crossing my arms and pondering, I chose an appropriate answer.
“We just became a bit familiar after meeting a few times.”
“I see.”
Barion smiled and didn’t add anything else.
I told him I would be going now and left the office. Then I suddenly had a question.
‘What part made him think I was close with Jacad?’
Barion almost always stays within the temple, so he wouldn’t have seen me meeting with Jacad.
Tilting my head in confusion, I soon shook off the question and returned to my room.
‘Now I just need to send the letter.’
Having received Barion’s permission, it was time to execute the plan.
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Four days before the hunting competition was to be held.
The temple members, including Robelina and me, were traveling to the village near the forest of Draven Estate where the hunting competition would take place.
We planned to stay in that village conducting missionary work, then move to the field near the forest on the day of the hunting competition.
The hunting competition would be held over three days total. Since there were ceremonies both before and after the hunt, we also had to set up camp in the field during that time.
Facing the long schedule of a full week, I was already feeling drained even before arriving at the village.
“Robelina, when will we arrive?”
“I asked the holy knight earlier, and he said about 30 more minutes.”
“I see.”
“Yeah.”
“…”
“…”
“Robelina, has it been a few minutes…”
“Ellia.”
“Sorry.”
Quickly backing down, I complained to Robelina out of frustration.
“A week-long carriage ride. What’s so special about some hunting competition that we have to suffer like this.”
“How would we understand the tastes of nobles.”
“Nobles are the problem anyway.”
“Shh. Ria, they’ll hear you outside.”
“Hmph. Let them hear if they want to. Nobles anyway!”
“Ellia!”
When I raised my voice in my outburst, Robelina rushed over to me.
Thanks to Robelina’s caring words and touch(?), my excitement subsided. I pouted and sat quietly, then muttered softly.
“I miss Nein. If it were Nein, he would transport all these people with magic in one go.”
“Ria, you can’t keep relying on magic.”
“What’s wrong with magic? And honestly, it’s partly the temple’s fault for not being able to perform spatial movement miracles.”
The temple called using divine power to display abilities ‘performing miracles.’ Miracles and divine power sound impressive, but it was no different from magic used by priests.
And unfortunately, the current temple didn’t have the ability to transport this many people at once.
Using divine power itself was difficult, and finding people capable of it was even harder. No wonder there’s a divine power test in the exam to become a priest.
I could barely manage to spread tarot cards in the air.
“Looking at it this way, maybe magic is a higher level than divine power?”
“Is that something a saint should say?”
“I was just saying.”
Robelina let out a deep sigh.
“I don’t have prejudice against magic either, but Ria, you seem too extreme. As a saint, you should be grateful for the divine power God has bestowed upon you.”
“I am grateful. Thanks to having divine power, I was able to enter the temple and meet you, Robelina.”
“…Only flattering at times like this.”
“Hehe.”
Though I said that, Robelina’s expression had already softened.
Robelina turned her head primly and looked out the window, muttering.
“Sorry to you Ria, but I hope Nein doesn’t appear this time. Every time he shows up, something big happens.”
“Haha…”
At Robelina’s words, I had to work hard to hide my awkward expression.
Fortunately, the carriage stopped shortly after. They said it would take 30 minutes, but we seemed to have arrived earlier than expected.
“Who are you! Why are you blocking the road?”
…Or so I thought, when I heard someone raising their voice outside.
I exchanged glances with Robelina and we both looked out the window. Someone was standing in the middle of the road.
He walked over and looked up at the holy knight in front, asking.
“Are you trying to go to the village ahead?”
“That’s right. Is there some problem?”
“If there’s a problem, there are many! Mages have set up camp ahead. It’s full of magic power, so it might not be suitable for temple people to pass through.”
“Mages? What are they doing here?”
“A monster appeared ahead. So we’re getting some help from the mages. Anyway, I’ll show you another way to the village. But I’d like to receive a small fee for the information… hehe.”
The holy knight glanced back with a troubled expression.
Receiving the gaze, Lucian stepped forward. He looked at the man and asked in his characteristically blunt voice.
“How much do you want for the information?”
“Well, it feels awkward to do money transactions with Temple people, so I’d like to receive just a modest two hundred gold.”
“…Two hundred gold, you say?”
Lucian hesitated.
Even I, who was listening, let out a hollow laugh.
Two hundred gold was higher than an average commoner’s monthly income. It was an absurdly expensive amount just for showing the way.
In other words, that man was trying to rip off Lucian right now.
‘Even though Lucian doesn’t pay much attention to his surroundings, he’s not a pushover, so he’ll handle it well on his own.’
I shook my head and was about to pull my head back in.
That’s when Lucian’s response caught my attention.
“I’ll do that. Instead, would it be alright if I pay part of it in goods…”
“Wait a minute!”
In the end, I found myself shouting without realizing it.
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